Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects (N = 11).
| Baseline characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, yearsa | 53.0 (22) |
| Duration post-stroke at study initiation, daysa | 524 (811) |
| Distance walked, mb,c | 114 ± 50.9 |
| Gait speed, m/sb,d | 0.37 ± 0.18 |
| BBS score, /56b | 40 ± 10 |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| - Male | 7 (63.6%) |
| - Female | 4 (36.4%) |
| Type of stroke, n (%) | |
| - Infarct | 3 (27.3) |
| - Intracerebral hemorrhage | 8 (72.7) |
| Side of stroke, n (%) | |
| - Left | 9 (81.8) |
| - Right | 2 (18.2) |
| Affected side, n (%) | |
| - Left | 2 (18.2) |
| - Right | 9 (81.8) |
| Stroke management, n (%) | |
| - Conservative | 5 (45.5) |
| - Neurosurgery | 6 (54.5) |
| Use of walking aids, n (%) | |
| - No | 2 (18.2) |
| - Yes | 9 (81.8) |
| Use of orthoses, n (%) | |
| - No | 5 (45.5) |
| - Yes | 6 (54.5) |
| FAC score, n (%) | |
| - 2 | 1 (9.1) |
| - 3 | 3 (27.3) |
| - 4 | 0 (0) |
| - 5 | 7 (63.6) |
BBS, Berg Balance Scale; FAC, Functional Ambulation Category.
a
Values are presented as Median (IQR).
b
Values are presented as Mean ± SD.
c
Determined using the 6- minute walk test (6 MWT).
d
Determined using the 10-meter walk test (10 MWT).